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. >> jim gingrich, energy research. to respond on gems comment on american policy. the review of the effective drug strategy, and does this represent an increasing militarization of american foreign policy? >> that's a very good question. question is to turn approach in yemen and elsewhere a reflection of u.s. foreign policy -- is greater militarization. >> yeah, that is a very, very big question. with regards to yemen, i definitely think you are onto something and i think there's a couple of reasons out what to very briefly and in closing. one is that drones, you know, there's a sense that using drone strikes, using airstrikes as a way that the affect the really combat its enemies without putting american forces at risk and with a sort of suffering the casualties we've seen in iraq and afghanistan. and while i think that maybe true long-term come i have great concerns about the potential blowback from his actions and that the potential casualties will be later on. that's a very difficult argument to make. i don't think anyone has the data to make it yet because we
. >> jim gingrich, energy research. to respond on gems comment on american policy. the review of the effective drug strategy, and does this represent an increasing militarization of american foreign policy? >> that's a very good question. question is to turn approach in yemen and elsewhere a reflection of u.s. foreign policy -- is greater militarization. >> yeah, that is a very, very big question. with regards to yemen, i definitely think you are onto something and i think...
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drinks, 5-hour energy drinks and monster energy drinks. they've died after they've ingested these and they've raised serious questions as to whether or not there was causation between them. to find that there were 13 adverse event reports for people who died after consuming 5-hour energy drinks and five people who died after consuming these monster energy drinks -- for goodness sakes, these are for sale to kids across america. we wouldn't sell these kids alcohol over the counter without asking how old they were, whether they are the they've red an age where they're eligible to buy alcoholic products. bur we are selling products that could be more lethal than alcohol to these young kids without the necessary oversight and supervismtion i thank the senator from connecticut for joining me this this effort. we've got to continue it. "the new york times" yesterday made a report that i think puts us on notice there is a lot more to be done. mr. blumenthal: mr. president? the presiding officer: the if senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: tha
drinks, 5-hour energy drinks and monster energy drinks. they've died after they've ingested these and they've raised serious questions as to whether or not there was causation between them. to find that there were 13 adverse event reports for people who died after consuming 5-hour energy drinks and five people who died after consuming these monster energy drinks -- for goodness sakes, these are for sale to kids across america. we wouldn't sell these kids alcohol over the counter without asking...
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energy was in. the clash like a public service announcement with guitars. and they gave u12 2u2 that social act vifm could make as a musical rite. i like to point out that none of your professor, not a single one has ever drawn or likely to draw the connection between the arab spring and the clash. [laughter] [applause] just a little intermission. and okay. sharpen your pencils. i don't need to lecture you about change, change the air you breathe, you are it. i think change is your expectations but what might it mean for you when the pyramid and the whole lot else gets turned up on the head. what a huge opportunity that affords you if you're willing to see because there's not just one big lever of power anymore. there's millions of levers. you have a lot of them in your hands. when we press them together at the same time, that's when things really start happening. and but first, let me hit the brakes before some of you do. let's acknowledge that it's brutal out there. it's brutal out there. by there, i mean, here. and right near america. economy still on th
energy was in. the clash like a public service announcement with guitars. and they gave u12 2u2 that social act vifm could make as a musical rite. i like to point out that none of your professor, not a single one has ever drawn or likely to draw the connection between the arab spring and the clash. [laughter] [applause] just a little intermission. and okay. sharpen your pencils. i don't need to lecture you about change, change the air you breathe, you are it. i think change is your expectations...
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again, reform of energy policy could open them. and what is interesting, without going into detail, these were the two issues. the labor migration, labor markets and energy, which were excluded from not because they were politically impossible to deal with. now all of a sudden they may be possible to deal with, which would have an enormous profound effect on economic relations if progress could be made on these two issues together. let me just say one or anything on the marijuana issue legalization in washington and colorado. the reaction from mexico was pretty quick. i mean, does mexico now have to change its policy? why are we defending in trying to prevent marijuana when in fact the u.s. has legalized it in two states. so it's legal there that we are sacrificing to prevent it from getting their. i hope it doesn't come with that attitude in mind, that comes with the attitude that this legalization serta signifies the trend in the u.s. population towards marijuana and drug policy for worship policy should head there would really b
again, reform of energy policy could open them. and what is interesting, without going into detail, these were the two issues. the labor migration, labor markets and energy, which were excluded from not because they were politically impossible to deal with. now all of a sudden they may be possible to deal with, which would have an enormous profound effect on economic relations if progress could be made on these two issues together. let me just say one or anything on the marijuana issue...
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we should launch a revolution energy production and consumption support the development of energy efficient and low-carbon industry. new resources of renewable energy resources and ensure the security. we should ensure that the [inaudible] protecting farmland is not crossed strictly control land uses. we should develop a economy to reduce waste and resource consumption, reuse resources and recycle waste in the production distribution and consumption. third, intensify production to the ecosystem and environment. we should launch major project for restoring the system, and should improve the system for preventing and mitigating natural disaster. we should take a holistic approach to -- air, water soil pollution. and putting putting it first and facing the environmental problem that pose a hazard to the people. we'll work with the international community. on the basis of equity and -- [inaudible] with the common differentiated responsibility and respect ofive capability of all countries. enhance system building to promote ecological policy. and reward the mechanism should be adopted in keeping
we should launch a revolution energy production and consumption support the development of energy efficient and low-carbon industry. new resources of renewable energy resources and ensure the security. we should ensure that the [inaudible] protecting farmland is not crossed strictly control land uses. we should develop a economy to reduce waste and resource consumption, reuse resources and recycle waste in the production distribution and consumption. third, intensify production to the ecosystem...
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that is energy. the united states is number one in natural-gas. the united states has been working very aggressively in terms of ensuring that it is energy independent, and it toward this end, just the other day the "wall street journal" highlighted the fact that the united states is now has really grown exponentially in terms of its own oil production. i think we are going to see more of that. that is just a different power base than you were describing. an important range of changes, but another one that is going to matter in terms of the overall geopolitical calculation, and our presiding kind of fire worrell -- firewall for ourselves, we are doing it in this energy area because of technology and diversity in those technologies. >> the wolfgang and paula, you know, one year ago there was a lot more pessimistic talk about the failure of the western model, the success of state capitalism in china and so forth. there seems to be a little bit more optimistic tone, ironically despite all this fiscal cliff hoopla, there seems to be a sense that there
that is energy. the united states is number one in natural-gas. the united states has been working very aggressively in terms of ensuring that it is energy independent, and it toward this end, just the other day the "wall street journal" highlighted the fact that the united states is now has really grown exponentially in terms of its own oil production. i think we are going to see more of that. that is just a different power base than you were describing. an important range of...
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every victory get comes with a tremendous amount of energy to embrace. they see their neighbor and it's okay. it's a hopeful sign for us. >> i think, gary, the number guru and genius. i don't think there's are in evidence in the numbers that are back that up. it you look at the demographic support for the marriage equality and you look at trait ject i are ahead, it's difficult to make the case that we're going to see anything but continued movement. the question is the pace of the movement. >> i think in the to that data what surprising is how big the difference is between young and old. >> can you talk about the change in the african-american community on the issue. that was one area, obviously, that the african-american church in california mobilized in 2008 and didn't seem to come to fry rigs this time. >> the evidence suggests in maryland you have a sizable african-american community in the elector rate that at best it was a 50/50 proposition, and clearly in the past it had been not necessarily that close. i think in general and the minority communit
every victory get comes with a tremendous amount of energy to embrace. they see their neighbor and it's okay. it's a hopeful sign for us. >> i think, gary, the number guru and genius. i don't think there's are in evidence in the numbers that are back that up. it you look at the demographic support for the marriage equality and you look at trait ject i are ahead, it's difficult to make the case that we're going to see anything but continued movement. the question is the pace of the...
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in the case of energy, we will get an expensive los co2 energy source. the problem is that the amount of time it takes to get a chance, make economic goals and deploy those things in the sector that moves jury slowly is correctly and there's been often some great books that go through this we have to kind of up the invention and wit in the fields there are people like me who think we focus too much on the deployment of stuff that we have today verses funding the basic research that can give us things that don't need to be quite as subsidized when they get out there so i think there is a scary place going on and i am worried that we are not paying attention to it in terms of do we get the new stuff before the amount hurts the entire globe in those regions and subject to that. but even there i think the right things can come up with a good solution. >> and what is your policy right now to try to help the good side of that race? >> i think to the degree that you are funded you should shift money away from the tax expenditure on deployment which is accelerat
in the case of energy, we will get an expensive los co2 energy source. the problem is that the amount of time it takes to get a chance, make economic goals and deploy those things in the sector that moves jury slowly is correctly and there's been often some great books that go through this we have to kind of up the invention and wit in the fields there are people like me who think we focus too much on the deployment of stuff that we have today verses funding the basic research that can give us...
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>> we'll put that in middle east energy crisis. >> not under other, huh? >> no, no, i think that belongs in number four, and while our executive give answers, i want to ask you, what's the risk that the men and women in the room, that should be keeping them up at night right now? >> look, i think there are many ironies surrounding the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff, i think, in the short run is the most pressing thing, the big thing is the eurocrisis, and i'm of the view that ultimately either the germans have to subsidize permanently to hold it together or the eurozone is doomed to break apart, but on the fiscal cliff, get your heads around the correct numbers which is if we sign a long term grand bargain budget deal, we're going to be doing the fiscal cliff every year for the next ten years, okay? the thing happening with the fiscal cliff is made worse by the fact it's going to happen without a lot of preparation and it's not thought through if the sequester kicks in. we have to do $4 trillion over ten years. that's approximately $400 million a year. get
>> we'll put that in middle east energy crisis. >> not under other, huh? >> no, no, i think that belongs in number four, and while our executive give answers, i want to ask you, what's the risk that the men and women in the room, that should be keeping them up at night right now? >> look, i think there are many ironies surrounding the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff, i think, in the short run is the most pressing thing, the big thing is the eurocrisis, and i'm of the view...
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getting that energy out puts people to work. it might make us a net energy exporter again. it makes manufacturing more attractive because energy is cheaper, so jobs, manufacturing jobs are starting to come back to the united states. we are on the threshold of very good news for america and very good news for the world, and i think that we'll revalidate our economic and political system. but we've got to get past the political gridlock, and we've got to deal with this deficit and debt issue, and we've got to show that we can make that hard decision. we need to address entitlements as part of that, and if we do, then these other things will kick in. >> okay. let's go to the middle east. two issues that have been a lot in the news, and there's been a lot of concern about iran, and you've written a number of op-eds giving a view on what you think is the best approach. and then there's the issue of syria. please say some words about what you see as the next steps with regard to iran, how do we see that unfolding in the time ahead, and then what's the way forward with syria? >> y
getting that energy out puts people to work. it might make us a net energy exporter again. it makes manufacturing more attractive because energy is cheaper, so jobs, manufacturing jobs are starting to come back to the united states. we are on the threshold of very good news for america and very good news for the world, and i think that we'll revalidate our economic and political system. but we've got to get past the political gridlock, and we've got to deal with this deficit and debt issue, and...
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remember it's still we have to be a party of idea and harness and find new idea and harness some of the energy around the idea and help some of the individual part of the party going forward. i think he'll help them. >> you were with the president in iowa a emotional place for him. he doesn't have anymore campaign ahead of him. give us a short picture what it was like being with him as it was coming to an end. >> he's not a very publicly emotional guy as most people know. he said later that he was struck by the last event. everybody is tired. you're the walking dead. both campaigns. every reporter. you're trying to make it through. but he looked out that night and saw all these faces of a these people who believed with him and with him in 2007. i don't mean random faces. i mean, three or people he actually recognized and knew and kind of waivedded at him and waived back. and that's struck him. i think it impacted him. you could see he got a little emotional. he was reflective as it sounds like romney was as well. i remember morning of the election we were waiting to do the interviews the day o
remember it's still we have to be a party of idea and harness and find new idea and harness some of the energy around the idea and help some of the individual part of the party going forward. i think he'll help them. >> you were with the president in iowa a emotional place for him. he doesn't have anymore campaign ahead of him. give us a short picture what it was like being with him as it was coming to an end. >> he's not a very publicly emotional guy as most people know. he said...
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energy departments weatherization division. it's actually known as the turkey farm. i went to local high-speed rail meetings in the central valley where i actually saw obama called a. i did spend some time in the way to fancy cylinder factory, to. but really my novel approach to evaluating the president was to try to figure out what he's doing. and others oiler alert, but the most important thing you should know about obama if he tried to do what he said he would do. he came into office with this unusually well-defined theory of the case and is try to put that theory into practice. his campaign agenda into daphne didn't attract a lot of attention and partly because the media was obsessed with his race unfunny ads comparing him to paris hilton. the partly because it was mostly the standard democratic agenda of reversing the bush era and investing in the future. obama cares a lot about policy, but it's not really a policy entrepreneur in the original campaign wasn't really about new ideas. it's about that that message of change a
energy departments weatherization division. it's actually known as the turkey farm. i went to local high-speed rail meetings in the central valley where i actually saw obama called a. i did spend some time in the way to fancy cylinder factory, to. but really my novel approach to evaluating the president was to try to figure out what he's doing. and others oiler alert, but the most important thing you should know about obama if he tried to do what he said he would do. he came into office with...
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, comprehensive energy problems that are opportunity and making. so i am much were optimistic than some. imagine hubert humphrey. actually the original he gave me gordon humphrey suggested by mistake or little-known senator from new hampshire. but eventually they corrected it. >> the president has just given a press covers but i do not get the chance to hear it but he was sounding feisty on the issue of taxes. he seemed to be saying that he was given a mandate in this election by the american people, not to continue with tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. he said if there is one difference between mitt romney and his campaign, it was that he opposes the idea of the wealthiest continuing to have those tax cuts. if that is the position of the president and it continues to be the position of the democrats, isn't going to hold things up in terms of budget negotiation with republican colleagues? >> i look at this one simple way and that is i want to bring the debt debt. when you look at the bush tax cuts, and the way i explain to people in my state
, comprehensive energy problems that are opportunity and making. so i am much were optimistic than some. imagine hubert humphrey. actually the original he gave me gordon humphrey suggested by mistake or little-known senator from new hampshire. but eventually they corrected it. >> the president has just given a press covers but i do not get the chance to hear it but he was sounding feisty on the issue of taxes. he seemed to be saying that he was given a mandate in this election by the...
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fred upton, who's the chairman of the energy and commerce committee where a lot of health care and a lot of energy policy goes through, the committee of jurisdiction there, is going to be staying for another two years. and ways and means, which might see a lot of action with fiscal cliff, with tax reform, any kind of entitlement stuff also goes thruways and means, dave camp, another michigander is not going anywhere either. the judiciary committee which is headed by lamar smith right now, he's term limited, he's going to make a bid for the science committee. and he will find himself in competition with james sensenbrenner who has indicated he is interest inside that job as well. ralph hall, who's the republican -- who's the chairman now is term limited. also the transportation and infrastructure committee which is now headed by john mica, and mica is term limited in that role, and there are a few people who have seniority, but they either have committee assignments or are not looked upon as viable. it looks as though we are passing the baton to a new generation. bill schuster, who is
fred upton, who's the chairman of the energy and commerce committee where a lot of health care and a lot of energy policy goes through, the committee of jurisdiction there, is going to be staying for another two years. and ways and means, which might see a lot of action with fiscal cliff, with tax reform, any kind of entitlement stuff also goes thruways and means, dave camp, another michigander is not going anywhere either. the judiciary committee which is headed by lamar smith right now, he's...
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projects and to build the wind energy turbines. so let's -- let's just not let this scenario become a reality. let's move in the way that the senate finance committee has showed us we can move. let's extend the p.t.c. here in the senate. i know the house could follow suit. let's just, simply put, pass the production tax credit as soon as possible. if we're focused on the economy, if we're focused on jobs -- this is what we heard from the voters just a short week ago -- let's get the production tax credit extended.madam president, i yiee floor. -- madam president, i yield the floor. mrs. hutchison: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas is recognized. mrs. hutchison: madam president, i think we all know that everybody in america is pretty much talking about the fiscal cliff. and what is happening at the end of this year is going to have an enormous impact on the economy of our country and its future. there's no doubt about it. in fact, the nonpartisan congressional budget office projects that the impending ta
projects and to build the wind energy turbines. so let's -- let's just not let this scenario become a reality. let's move in the way that the senate finance committee has showed us we can move. let's extend the p.t.c. here in the senate. i know the house could follow suit. let's just, simply put, pass the production tax credit as soon as possible. if we're focused on the economy, if we're focused on jobs -- this is what we heard from the voters just a short week ago -- let's get the production...
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secretary-general have put energy behind this. egypt is playing a strong role. the visit of secretary clinton will bolster that, and all of us in the e.u. countries also determined to do so. so a lot of effort is being made behind this cease-fire proposal. >> cannot press the foreign secretary to say something more about what the future conversations he had with his fellow e.u. ministers on gaza, and also what conversation she's having with the special representatives of egypt's? >> well, we have the whole e.u. a fair council meeting yesterday, and there were the conclusions published from that, calling and very much in line with what i've said to the house in terms of the need to end rocket attacks on issue but also as a support for a negotiated caesar. so the whole of the e.u. year and spoke together on that yesterday. of course, we also regulate discuss matters with tony blair, the envoy of the quartet to the palestinians. i most recently spoke to him 10 days, nine days ago about this. my colleagues are in constant touch with him, and we will see whether that
secretary-general have put energy behind this. egypt is playing a strong role. the visit of secretary clinton will bolster that, and all of us in the e.u. countries also determined to do so. so a lot of effort is being made behind this cease-fire proposal. >> cannot press the foreign secretary to say something more about what the future conversations he had with his fellow e.u. ministers on gaza, and also what conversation she's having with the special representatives of egypt's? >>...
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some things can move the economy if we can compromise on the debt to the knife the comprehensive energy policy so i am much more optimistic. you mention hubert humphrey and i have my doubts. >> the president has just given a press conference sounding feisty on the issue of taxes. he seemed to be saying he was given a mandate by the american people not to continue with tax cuts. with mitt romney in this campaign will that hold up with the budget negotiations? >> i want to bring the debt down. people making over to reduce $50,000 per year would be taxed at the bush level then at the clinton level it saves about $700 billion. that is why we're so interested in that proposal. i see it is the way to bring in the money. one way is spending cuts and it has to be a shared sacrifice. if it was a small amount of money or just about the election it brings of big chunk of change to bring fed that down with the subsidies that can be cut. i believe the biofuels and those breaks have gone away. oil is $40 billion. we are proud of the oil drilling with the natural gas extraction we still need the subsi
some things can move the economy if we can compromise on the debt to the knife the comprehensive energy policy so i am much more optimistic. you mention hubert humphrey and i have my doubts. >> the president has just given a press conference sounding feisty on the issue of taxes. he seemed to be saying he was given a mandate by the american people not to continue with tax cuts. with mitt romney in this campaign will that hold up with the budget negotiations? >> i want to bring the...
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and that's the responsibility of this oversight and investigations subcommittee on energy and commerce. trust but verify. we are not trusting today as you can tell from a line of questioning. and we shouldn't be. that judge in the previous panel talk about contribution to society in the great state of tennessee and his life was lost, but a vicious one how many? were talking about far too many people. so i was just in my last second asked you, dr. hamburg and maybe dr. smith to comment as well, do you think that the fda needs because of this develops a sudden high price change the law so that you are ever succeeds you have says broad authority over the compounding pharmacies across the country who are doing the right thing. they're not manufacturing drugs. they're just trying to provide a service based on a prescription that has to be written. this company was an absolute cricket operation and they kill people. i don't think anybody should get confused between them and the typical compound pharmacy in drugstores across our districts. >> we need a tiered approach in terms of the legislat
and that's the responsibility of this oversight and investigations subcommittee on energy and commerce. trust but verify. we are not trusting today as you can tell from a line of questioning. and we shouldn't be. that judge in the previous panel talk about contribution to society in the great state of tennessee and his life was lost, but a vicious one how many? were talking about far too many people. so i was just in my last second asked you, dr. hamburg and maybe dr. smith to comment as well,...